Where does “dianteira” come from?

dianteira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese diante, from Old Portuguese deante, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

dianteira (Portuguese): front; leading edge, cutting edge

Definitions

  1. front; leading edge, cutting edge

Ancestry of “dianteira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesediantein front of; before; ahead
2Old Portuguesedeante
3Old Portuguesedeof
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti
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